[laughter] arianna grande, she was almost canceled for being a doughnut liquor.er] doughnut liquor knows how to party. [laughter] >> she is a good time. mike baker, who gets the booster? >> the game because i'm a dude. [laughter] and she's a doughnut liquor. [laughter] >> that sounded like a euph euphemism. >> i assumed it was. [laughter] so absolutely, not even a question live via due to drink? [laughter] >> you so tough, isn't he? in this group? >> arianna grande comes in a close second simply because we get is fusion our house, i'd be a huge hit. >> you would probably take a stealthy. >> i have this weird -- it would be fun, a bank. i have so many memories of his program on my house and he's funny. the one liability, he went to harvard you might wind up in hamas protests. [laughter] divided drink and laugh like why are we clogging the bridge? [laughter] i can't do this selects a bit of a problem. [laughter] whatever were you upset a lady -- never watching america reports. [laughter] >> that's with his mom. [laughter] >> i didn't watch the movie, i might change

doja cat, litsa rae cynthia erivo arianna grande, queen latifah, oscar nominee. >> those superstars willreplace the tradition of best original songs performed on stage. those nominees will be celebrated in a pre-produced segment. there's so many categories that are televised. is that something that needs to be addressed? >> last year we had all of the awards on the show and we came in under time. we were under three hours and 30 minutes. it's possible to do this in a way that's entertaining. >> speaking of entertaining. >> other award statues think i'm funny? >> conan o'brien is hosting the oscars for the first time. >> he's a lovely person. number one. he's a humanist. he's apolitical. he invites everybody in to enjoy. >> he's trolling the. >> door naked at. >> 2 a.m. it was. >> our anniversary. >> now, a lot of the main categories, fred, really are a wide open race this year. i'm usually pretty good at predictions, but this year, even the most esteemed oscar pundits aren't sure who's going to win for best actress for best picture. so that makes the race exciting. now, something else th

doja cat, litsa ray cynthia erivo arianna grande.queen latifah oscar nominee. >> those superstars. >> will. >> replace the tradition. >> of best original songs performed on stage. those nominees will be celebrated in a pre-produced segment. >> there's so. >> many. >> categories that are televised. >> is that something that needs to be addressed? >> last year we had all of the awards on the show and we came in under time. we were under three hours and 30 minutes. it's possible to do this in a way that's entertaining. >> speaking of entertaining. >> other award statues think i'm funny? >> conan o'brien is hosting the oscars for the first time. >> he's a lovely person. number one, he's a humanist. he's apolitical. he invites everybody in to enjoy. >> he strolls in the door naked at 2 a.m. >> it was. >> our anniversary. >> elizabeth wagmeister cnn, los angeles. >> all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we begin this hour with this breaking news. just moments ago, ukrainian

however, cynthia erivo and arianna grande are going to sing songs from wicked.y might even start the show. so they're not totally eliminating music? >> yeah, i think people will love that. well, that that will be certainly fun. and hollywood and l.a., of course, an industry town. nobody you know, that is that is so many people affect so many people there. so it will be a nice time to come together. michael musto, thank you so much for being here. >> we appreciate it. >> yeah. >> one last thing. which is more morgan freeman is going to give the tribute to gene hackman, his dear friend. so that'll be special. >> all right. something to certainly look for. all right, michael, thank you. have a great night and we'll be right back. >> in the neighborhood. every delivery is a treat. >> one pistachio for you, sir. >> one strawberry, please. >> oh. >> enjoy it. oh. >> perfect. >> by weber. >> something minty. >> of course. >> it's a. >> large. >> are. >> oh. a double. >> lucky. >> every home. are you one of the millions of americans who suffer from an upset stomach afte

. >> her costar, arianna grande brought the signature pink to the carpet as well.d, loved, loved demi moore. i thought she looked absolutely dazzling. >> she is a winner in my book still. this is armani, covered in crystals. you see the slight peplum, a big trend of the night, big wide hips. he said, this is elizabeth sparkles final sparkle. >> again, talking about looks that only a few weeks can pull off. timothee chalamet in -- >> we got this one, craig. no problem. no butter yellow for you? leather, double leather. >> oh, it was leather? >> crop double breasted jacket, leather pants, silk shirt and a cartier necklace instead of a tie. nailed it. >> it was a $100,000 outfit. >> completely. because of the song "yellow taxi cab", i suspect it was a reference to that. >> if taxis here in new york were buttery yellow as opposed to mustard yellow. okay, colman domingo. >> he always brings it. >> right? he is such a style icon. he told us he wore red because he's surrounded by love and red is the color of love. this is by valentino. and these incredible bracelets and b